Dragan M. Ćirjanić (Belgrade, 1954) is a Serbian film and television director, screenwriter, producer and writer.[1]

He is known for documentary films and series treating Serbian, Balkan and Euro-Asian tradition.

Biography

He was born in Belgrade, where he graduated from Mathematical high school.[2] He graduated from Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade in 1983, at the Department of Film and TV directing.

Since 1987 he works at TV Belgrade in multiple editorials and with various TV forms, mostly in General Education and Documentary editorial, where he worked on themes of Serbian and European tradition. Presently he works as producer-director of Educational-Scientific editorial of RTS. He lived in the United States of America on a study journey since 1989 til 1993.

With Dragoš Kalajić he created a series “Mont Blanc” („Mon Blan“, 1996–1997). Prominent among his TV works are “Solidarity of the Samurai” („Solidarnost samuraja“), „Vladimir Ćorović“, „Inkiostri“, a cycle of movies “Russian White Builders” („Ruski beli neimari“) and “We the cadets, we the children of Russia” („Mi kadeti, mi deca Rusije“), series about Milan Kašanin, “Our father, where are you?” („Oče naš, gde si?“) about the fate of painter Branko Popović, “How to love a river” („Kako voleti reku“), “Troitskosavsk — Kyakhta of count Sava Vladislavić“ („Troickosavsk — Kjahta grofa Save Vladislavića“), “Divine glow of the Milanković canon” („Božanski sjaj Milankovićevog kanona“)...

With the feature documentary film „Troitskosavsk — Kyakhta of the count Sava Vladislavić“ he took part at the festival „Literatura i kino“ in Saint Petersburg (Gatchina) in 2015, and he was also invited to the official selection of the festival “Golden Knight” in Moscow. Documentary film “Beneficial fire, victory of faith” („Blagodatni oganj, pobeda vere“) was also shown on Russian “CzarTV”.

He is preparing a mini series about Milutin Milanković, as well as a feature live action film about the count Sava Vladislavić.

He is a contributor to several journals where he writes about various themes from art, spirituality and history. Lives and works in Belgrade. He is a member of Association of Serbian Film Artists.[3]

Filmography (choice)

· Lautreamont (Lotreamon, 1987)

· How to love a river (Kako voleti reku, 1988), special award at Prix Italia 1989.